// archives

Internet

RSS feed for this section
This category contains 537 posts

Disclaimer

‘Let no one who is not eager for truth and peace enter here’ (Plato)

Articles on this site express varying points of view, to encourage mature thinking on serious issues. The assumption is that you will want to study a controversial topic from various angles before you arrive at a conclusion, rather than simply believe what someone told you when you were impressionable! (So some stuff here is ‘hot’. Proceed at your own risk!). See the Statement of Faith for John Mark Ministries' theological stance.

An Important Website

By and others ⋅ May 1, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Ship of Fools, dubbed “the magazine of Christian unrest”, was first launched in 1977 as a printed publication but sank in 1983, leaving a gap never filled in publishing circles. The growth of the Internet, particularly with its international dimension, makes feasible a minority webzine of this kind. “We’re here for people who prefer disorganized […]

Word Shortcuts (Print Off And Tape Next To Your Computer Screen!)

By and others ⋅ April 25, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Note: A plus sign indicates that the keys need to be pressed at the same time. _Document actions_ Open a file CTRL+O New file CTRL+N Close a file CTRL+W Save As F12 Save CTRL+S or SHIFT+F12 Print Preview CTRL+F2 Print CTRL+P Show/Hide paragraph symbols CTRL+* Spelling and grammar F7 Help F1 Find CTRL+F Replace CTRL+H […]

Satire On The Web

By and others ⋅ April 25, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

“Anyone seeking evangelical satire should visit” http://www.larknews.com. This is the extract from the mailout – Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-080 (General Comment) IRONY ABOUNDS – YEAR 15 by Terry Mattingly “The most popular satire site in cyberspace is http://www.theonion.com. Now, some Eastern Orthodox Christians with too much time on their hands have created its Byzantine counterpart […]

E-Books

By and others ⋅ April 14, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Chunky fiction Should you produce your novel as an e-book? Imagine a fictional work produced in various formats, from the same set of words. Hardback book, paperback book, audiotape, e-book. Would you expect to pay the same amount of money for each format? Would you expect to buy them all at the same place and […]

Social Issues Online Resources

By and others ⋅ April 14, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

For your information… ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following list is provided as a guide. It is not intended to be exhaustive or authoritative. The Social Issues Committee of the Baptist Churches of NSW & ACT does not necessarily endorse the organisations or content represented on these sites. Some sites are listed in more than one category. All […]

Technology

By and others ⋅ April 14, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Web Exclusive: God is My Palm Pilot Extended content available only online. By David Batstone and Bill Wylie-Kellermann Questions, both critical and vexing, about the role and impact of technology on our society, and the church, and on Sojourners itself have arisen among our staff and board. They are questions with immediate practical import, but […]

Young People Make A Date With Death

By and others ⋅ April 1, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Young People Make a Date With Death German Medical Journal Warns: Suicide Chat Rooms Seduce Adolescents Cologne, February 21 (idea)  ­ More and more young people are making a date with death on the Internet. According to the German medical journal Deutsches Aerzteblatt in Cologne, Internet forums invite young people to commit suicide. The journal […]

Useful Links For Worship-Leaders

By and others ⋅ February 25, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

[From a net-friend]: Worship Planning via the Internet – Links http://www.mncuca.org.au/mission.html#reflect Mission Reflections with the Revd Chris Lockley Presbytery Mission Consultant http://www.liturgiesonline.com.au/ Moira Laidlaw – retired UC Minister http://www.laughingbird.net/Welcome.html Laughing Bird Liturgical Resources – a gift to the wider Church from Nathan Nettleton at the South Yarra Community Baptist Church in Melbourne, Australia. http://vic.uca.org.au/doclit/worship/worshiplinks.htm Lectionary-Based […]

Race In Cyberspace

By and others ⋅ February 25, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Simulated killings of other races have become a form of “entertainment” in computer games being sold via the Internet, according to research conducted by the (Australian) Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. The World Wide Web now provides racist groups a global audience at low cost. The Commission’s research demonstrates that racist groups can use […]

Cynical / Hilarious Sites

By and others ⋅ February 18, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

http://www.landoverbaptist.org/ is the link to main page. It is my favourite site and soooooo much like fundy churches I have been in. Look at some of the things you can buy at their store… http://www.cafeshops.com/landoverbaptist Also look at ……… Lord Co http://lordco.virtualave.net/ Recovery Man http://www.recoveryman.com/ Post Fundamentalist Press http://www.postfun.com/pfp/info/sitemap.html Ship of Fools http://ship-of-fools.com/ Mc Church […]

« Previous — Next »